Once I picked this book up, I couldn't put it down! Sewell’s Black Beauty is about the journey of a horse who first lived happily in a farm with his mother, but then is sold and goes from farm to farm, enduring a tough life with powerful men. Black Beauty the hero of the story. He was raised by his mother to serve his masters faithfully and he does, no matter how unworthy his masters are. I think this book reflects on how much power humans have over animals, and our greed. It also makes us reflect on how much we take animals for granted based on how we treat them. Anna Sewell wrote Black Beauty in order to convince a wide audience of the importance of the humane treatment of animals.
-Caterina, eleventh-grade teen volunteer
Publisher's description:
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Find Black Beauty in the library's online catalog.